Thomas W EllegoodCorrections CaptainCaptain Thomas W. Ellegood started his career with the Lee County Sheriff's Office in 1990.During this time he has been assigned to the Corrections Bureau where he has filled a multitude of roles and assignments.Captain Ellegood is married with one child.

Grodin's behavior "started going downhill," sheriff's Capt. Thomas W. Ellegood testified in court in September, after he read a newspaper article referring to new lawyers he would receive after his previous attorneys' Charlotte County office was destroyed in Hurricane Charley.

His behavior intensifies when he reads news articles, or hears televised reports, about his case, Ellegood testified.

Sheriff's Office Capt. Thomas Ellegood said corrections personnel sometimes become the target of angry inmates who blame law enforcement officers, not themselves, for the time they are spending in jail.

"It occurs probably more regularly than we would like it to," he said.

Corrections officers and deputies can protect themselves by using spit masks and placing troublesome prisoners in cells with increased security, he said.

Inmates who attack law enforcement face increased criminal charges, he said.The offense also undergoes review internally at the jail.Inmates who are found guilty of an in-custody offense by a three-person panel face sanctions such as reduced phone and recreational time, he said.